Welcome to Science Fiction/Fantasy Saturday! Ten to fifteen sentences are yours for the clicking. Today’s snippet is from BARRON’S LAST STAND. Five years after HERO’S END, Blade finds himself on Bo’s ship, Sundance. He is surprised to find the ship’s sick bay not as well stocked as he remembered.
“Sundance, when was the last time Bo resupplied the infirmary?”
“It has been twenty-seven months, four days and six hours since we put in to a Redmaster Blue base for supplies and maintenance.”
His brow furrowed. “Why so long?”
“Our last stop on Altair, Commander Barron encountered an independent group of contractors from the Assassin’s Guild.”
“Get me the log entry on that,” he said.
“Stand by.”
After a moment, Bo’s voice came over the grille. “Thought I’d stop by Altair today,” she said, tightly. “Nice welcoming party waiting for me.” She sucked in a deep breath through her teeth. “Cross Altair off the list of safe ports.” She hissed something unintelligible.
“End of entry,” Sundance said.
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I love Bo’s laconic log entry – saying so much in very few words!
She does tend to be spare with her words. It’s a good thing Blade is fluent in Bo.
She’s in trouble again!
Happy New Year! and I hope it will be healthier for you and your family than 2015.
Thank you and Happy New Year to you! So far, so good.
Always good to stick to your safe spots. Hopefully she doesn’t lose them all…
Now where would the fun be in that?
Tsk tsk. Blade’s snooping. Again. *sigh
Well what else is he going to do? She’s not exactly communicative with him.
wut
indeed